# Clino

> Clino is the Swiss platform for legally employing household help — cleaners, nannies, babysitters, au pairs, caregivers, gardeners, private chefs and tutors. It guides private households through registration with the AHV compensation office, social-insurance contributions (AHV/ALV/UVG/FAK), withholding tax, accident insurance (UVG/VAVplus), payroll and employment contracts, and helps domestic workers understand their rights and pay. Content covers all 26 cantons and is published in German (default), French, English, Spanish and Italian. German is the canonical language; every URL below also exists under /fr/, /en/, /es/ and /it/ with translated slugs.

## Start here

- [Clino home](https://clino.ch/): What Clino does and who it's for.
- [How it works](https://clino.ch/de/so-funktionierts): The registration and payroll process end to end.
- [Pricing](https://clino.ch/de#preise): Pricing section on the homepage (flat CHF 19.90/month).
- [FAQ](https://clino.ch/de/faq): Common questions on registering and employing household help.
- [Glossary](https://clino.ch/de/glossar): Swiss household-employment terms (AHV, NAV, Quellensteuer, UVG, vereinfachtes Verfahren).
- [Mission](https://clino.ch/de/mission): Why Clino exists.
- [About us](https://clino.ch/de/uber-uns): The team and company.
- [Contact](https://clino.ch/de/kontakt): How to reach Clino.

## Register household help (employer hubs)

- [Register a cleaner / household helper](https://clino.ch/de/putzfrau-anmelden): Main step-by-step registration hub with a 26-canton selector.
- Canton guides for cleaners: one page per canton at https://clino.ch/de/putzfrau-anmelden/{kanton} (e.g. [Zürich](https://clino.ch/de/putzfrau-anmelden/zuerich), [Bern](https://clino.ch/de/putzfrau-anmelden/bern), [Basel-Stadt](https://clino.ch/de/putzfrau-anmelden/basel-stadt), [Genf](https://clino.ch/de/putzfrau-anmelden/genf)). Each names the canton's actual compensation office (Ausgleichskasse) with address and phone, the verified registration route (federal form 318.147 vs the office's own form), whether the simplified procedure plus (VAVplus, accident insurance included) is offered, the FAK rate, statutory minimum wage where one exists, deadlines (30 days to register, annual wage declaration by 30 January) and a free downloadable registration checklist PDF.
- [Register household help](https://clino.ch/de/haushaltshilfe-anmelden): General household-helper registration hub (its canton pages consolidated into the cleaner canton guides above).
- [Register a nanny in Switzerland](https://clino.ch/de/nanny-anstellen): Childcare-employment hub (contract, payroll, withholding tax) — plus 26 canton guides at https://clino.ch/de/nanny-anstellen/{kanton}.
- [Register a caregiver in Switzerland](https://clino.ch/de/betreuerin-anstellen): Hourly or live-in elderly/senior care — contract, AHV, NAV minimum wage, room & board — plus 26 canton guides at https://clino.ch/de/betreuerin-anstellen/{kanton}.
- Other household roles: [gardener](https://clino.ch/de/gaertner-anstellen), [private chef](https://clino.ch/de/privatkoch-anstellen), [private tutor](https://clino.ch/de/privatlehrer-anstellen) — same registration flow, CHF 19.90/month.

## For domestic workers

- [For household employees](https://clino.ch/de/fuer-haushaltsangestellte): Role-agnostic worker hub — rights, pay by canton, free training.
- [For cleaners](https://clino.ch/de/fuer-putzfrauen): Rights check, wage calculator, message templates for employers.
- [For nannies](https://clino.ch/de/fuer-nannies): Rights, wage calculator, free tools for childcare workers.
- [For caregivers](https://clino.ch/de/fuer-betreuerinnen): Rights, pay by canton, night-presence and room & board rules.
- [Create a worker profile](https://clino.ch/de/ich-arbeite): Free profile a domestic worker shares with employers.
- [Find work in Switzerland](https://clino.ch/de/arbeit-finden): Work-permit eligibility, expected pay and where to apply, by canton.
- [Free courses & certificate (Academy)](https://clino.ch/de/akademie): Certified online courses for cleaners, nannies and caregivers, in the worker's own language (single-track cleaner certificate also at /zertifikat).

## Tools & calculators

- [Cost & salary calculator](https://clino.ch/de/rechner): Total employer cost and net wage for household help.
- [AHV pension calculator](https://clino.ch/de/ahv-rechner): Estimate pension impact of declared vs undeclared work.
- [Full pension calculator (AHV + BVG)](https://clino.ch/de/vorsorgerechner): Combined 1st + 2nd-pillar retirement income from wage, contribution years and pension-fund balance.
- [Nanny salary calculator](https://clino.ch/de/nanny-lohn-rechner): Gross, net and total employer cost for a nanny — AHV, ALV, UVG, FAK and withholding tax.
- [Caregiver salary calculator](https://clino.ch/de/betreuerin-lohn-rechner): Gross, net and total cost for a caregiver — hourly or live-in, including salary in kind (room & board).
- [Nanny tax deduction calculator](https://clino.ch/de/nanny-steuerabzug-rechner): Estimate federal and cantonal tax savings from employing a nanny.
- [Accident insurance (UVG) guide + calculator](https://clino.ch/de/unfallversicherung): UVG cost (BU/NBU), who pays, and what happens without cover.
- [Undeclared-work risk check](https://clino.ch/de/schwarzarbeit-check): Assess Schwarzarbeit exposure and fines.
- [Contract check](https://clino.ch/de/vertrag-check): Validate an employment contract against Swiss rules.
- [Employment check](https://clino.ch/de/anstellung-check): Confirm whether a working relationship must be registered.
- [Simplified-procedure eligibility check](https://clino.ch/de/eignungs-check): 4-question check for whether a household qualifies for the simplified procedure (vereinfachtes Verfahren).
- [Employment-contract builder](https://clino.ch/de/arbeitsvertrag-putzfrau): Generate a compliant household employment contract.
- [Cleaner CV builder](https://clino.ch/de/cv-putzfrau): Create a CV for domestic workers.
- [Tools hub](https://clino.ch/de/werkzeuge): All Clino calculators and document generators.

## Guides (pillar content)

- [Cost of household help](https://clino.ch/de/blog/kosten-haushaltshilfe): Full breakdown of what a cleaner really costs an employer.
- [Hiring a cleaner in Switzerland](https://clino.ch/de/blog/putzfrau-anstellen-schweiz): How to hire and register legally.
- [Risks of undeclared work](https://clino.ch/de/blog/schwarzarbeit-risiken): Penalties and consequences of paying cash.
- [Payslips for household help](https://clino.ch/de/blog/lohnabrechnung-haushaltshilfe): How payroll and deductions work.
- [Withholding tax (Quellensteuer)](https://clino.ch/de/blog/quellensteuer-haushaltshilfe): When the 5% withholding tax applies.
- [Accident insurance (UVG)](https://clino.ch/de/blog/uvg-unfallversicherung-haushaltshilfe): Mandatory UVG coverage for domestic workers.
- [Simplified procedure — drawbacks](https://clino.ch/de/blog/vereinfachtes-verfahren-nachteile): When the vereinfachtes Verfahren is and isn't a good fit.
- [Minimum wage for cleaners](https://clino.ch/de/blog/mindestlohn-putzfrau): Cantonal minimum-wage and NAV rules.
- [Continued pay during illness](https://clino.ch/de/blog/lohnfortzahlung-krankheit): Sick-pay obligations and the Bernese scale.
- [Your rights as a cleaner](https://clino.ch/de/blog/deine-rechte-als-putzfrau): Worker rights overview.

## Comparisons

- [Clino vs Quitt](https://clino.ch/de/vs-quitt): Feature and price comparison.
- [Clino vs Quitt (guide)](https://clino.ch/de/blog/clino-vs-quitt): In-depth comparison article.
- [Quitt review & pricing](https://clino.ch/de/blog/quitt-erfahrungen-kosten): Independent look at Quitt's costs.
- [Self-registration vs full service](https://clino.ch/de/blog/zwei-wege-putzfrau-schweiz): The two paths to compliant employment.
- [Self-registration walkthrough](https://clino.ch/de/selber-anmelden): Interactive step-by-step guide to registering household help yourself, with per-canton checklists and time estimates.

## Press & data

- [Press hub](https://clino.ch/de/presse): Media resources and data studies.
- [Swiss household-employment market 2026](https://clino.ch/de/presse/haushaltsarbeitsmarkt-schweiz-2026): Market-size study.
- [Cleaning-cost index 2026](https://clino.ch/de/presse/reinigungskosten-index-2026): Cost-of-cleaning data by region.
- [Pension gap for household workers](https://clino.ch/de/presse/ahv-rentenluecke-haushaltshilfen): AHV shortfall analysis.
- [Wage inequality across cantons](https://clino.ch/de/presse/lohnungleichheit-kantone): Cantonal wage-disparity data.
- [Enforcement lottery](https://clino.ch/de/presse/kontrolllotterie-schwarzarbeit): A Swiss private household is statistically inspected for undeclared work about once every 1'645 years. Cited by Blick on 25.07.2026.
- [Who cleans the 10-million Switzerland](https://clino.ch/de/presse/wer-putzt-die-10-millionen-schweiz): Origins of the domestic workforce, and Geneva raising declared employment from 41% to 85% by applying its hardship rules from 2018. Cited by Blick on 25.07.2026.
- [Nationality shift in household work](https://clino.ch/de/presse/nationalitaetenverschiebung-2026): The Swiss-national share of domestic workers is down to 26%. Cited by Blick on 25.07.2026.
- [Media kit](https://clino.ch/de/presse/medienkit): Logos, facts and brand assets.
- Media coverage: Clino's own research has been cited by Blick (25.07.2026 — print page 6, the front-page "Zahl des Tages" and online), watson.ch (18.07.2026) and tio.ch / 20 minuti (11.06.2026).

## Partnerships

- [Partner program](https://clino.ch/de/partner): 20% recurring monthly commission per referred customer — for blogs, tax advisors, cleaning companies and expat communities.

## Optional

- [Blog](https://clino.ch/de/blog): All articles (100+ guides on registration, payroll, tax, insurance, rights and childcare).
- [Sources](https://clino.ch/de/quellen): Legal and statistical sources behind Clino's content.
- [Privacy policy](https://clino.ch/de/datenschutz): Data-protection statement.
- [Terms](https://clino.ch/de/agb): Terms and conditions.
- [Imprint](https://clino.ch/de/impressum): Legal disclosure.
- Sitemap: https://clino.ch/sitemap.xml